“Having a guy on the roster that can play those positions just opens up your offense a little bit more.” It’s a position that you can do multiple things with. That position can line up in the backfield, it can line up as a tight end, it could be a third tight end, they play special teams. “I grew up with a fullback in this league back in my days with Green Bay. “The fullback position has been nonexistent pretty much in our league. It might normally be a throwaway choice, especially in a draft that lacked depth, but general manager Trent Baalke and coach Doug Pederson were looking for someone to boost the team’s short-yardage packages.Īnd they landed on Parish, a 6-foot-2, 245-pound defensive end who is converting to fullback for his shot at making an NFL roster.įew teams even have fullbacks anymore in a pass-happy league, but the Jaguars are experimenting in hopes of finding more short-yardage success after ranking 25th in the league last season on third-down runs. Jacksonville ended the three-day event Saturday by selecting Houston fullback Derek Parish in the seventh round, with the 240th overall pick. (AP) - The Jacksonville Jaguars closed the NFL draft the same way they opened it: by getting quarterback Trevor Lawrence some potential help.
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